Scorpio

Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac, a fixed water sign symbolized by the Scorpion. Its traditional ruler is Mars and its modern ruler is Pluto. It carries the energy of depth and transformation, the urge to probe beneath the surface and to feel things completely. The Sun passes through Scorpio from roughly October 23 to November 21. Where Scorpio falls in a chart is where a person seeks truth, intimacy, and the power that comes from facing what others avoid. The Scorpio temperament is intense, perceptive, loyal, and private. It sees through pretense, commits fully to what it loves, and is unafraid of the hidden, the taboo, and the emotionally raw. Scorpio has real regenerative power and can rebuild itself after loss. The same intensity, when wounded, becomes jealousy, control, secrecy, and a long memory for betrayal. Scorpio rules the reproductive and eliminative organs, and its key phrase is "I desire." Its growth lies in learning to trust and release, so that its depth becomes a source of healing rather than a place to hold grudges.